Penn State Coaches Caravan returning to area

The Penn State Coaches Caravan drew its biggest crowd on a whirlwind tour of the East Coast when it visited the Scranton area in May.

The area will have an opportunity to defend its title again this year.

Football coach Bill O'Brien will headline the event, which is scheduled to be held at Genetti Manor in Dickson City on May 8, according to The Reading Eagle, which cited sources in announcing that the caravan will make 12 stops in two weeks.

Penn State has not yet released the schedule for this year's event, but the paper said the Scranton stop will begin at 6:30 p.m. and come after a luncheon held in New York City on the same day.

The Caravan made 18 stops last year, with O'Brien using the tour to meet alumni and fans, talk about his plans for the program and sign autographs. He confirmed during the Maxwell Football Club's awards gala last week that he planned to be part of a second caravan this year.

Last year, an estimated 900 alumni and fans packed into Genetti Manor to greet O'Brien, making it the most-attended stop on the inaugural Coaches Caravan.

Women's volleyball coach Russ Rose joined him on the trip.

Contact the writer: dcollins@timesshamrock.com

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